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==Overview== | ==Overview== | ||
The prevalence of lower gastrointestinal bleeding is approximately 20 per 100,000 population in the United States. Lower gastrointestinal bleed is more common in men than women. | |||
==Epidemiology | ==Epidemiology== | ||
===Prevalence=== | ===Prevalence=== | ||
*The | *The [[prevalence]] of lower gastrointestinal bleeding is approximately 20 per 100,000 population in the United States.<ref name="pmid23737154">{{cite journal |vauthors=Ghassemi KA, Jensen DM |title=Lower GI bleeding: epidemiology and management |journal=Curr Gastroenterol Rep |volume=15 |issue=7 |pages=333 |year=2013 |pmid=23737154 |pmc=3857214 |doi=10.1007/s11894-013-0333-5 |url=}}</ref><ref name="pmid18346680">{{cite journal |vauthors=Zuccaro G |title=Epidemiology of lower gastrointestinal bleeding |journal=Best Pract Res Clin Gastroenterol |volume=22 |issue=2 |pages=225–32 |year=2008 |pmid=18346680 |doi=10.1016/j.bpg.2007.10.009 |url=}}</ref> | ||
=== | ===Incidence=== | ||
* | *The estimated annual [[incidence]] of lower GI bleeding is approximately 0.03% in the adult population as a whole. | ||
*The overall incidence of lower GI bleeding is approximately 27 per 100,000 population in the United States. | |||
[[Image:Incidence of LGIB.png|center|thumb|400px|Incidence of GI bleeding per 100,000 population.<br>Source: https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/]] | |||
==Demographics== | |||
===Gender=== | |||
*Lower gastrointestinal bleed (LGIB) is more common in men than women.<ref name="pmid23737154">{{cite journal |vauthors=Ghassemi KA, Jensen DM |title=Lower GI bleeding: epidemiology and management |journal=Curr Gastroenterol Rep |volume=15 |issue=7 |pages=333 |year=2013 |pmid=23737154 |pmc=3857214 |doi=10.1007/s11894-013-0333-5 |url=}}</ref> | |||
===Race=== | |||
*There is no racial predilection to lower gastrointestinal bleeding. | |||
===Age=== | ===Age=== | ||
* | *LGIB is rare in children. | ||
*The incidence of | *The incidence of lower GI bleeding increases with age with a 200-fold increase from the second to eighth decades of life. | ||
[[Image:Age wise incidence.png|thumb|400px|center|Incidence of GI bleeding based on age<br>Source:https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/]] | |||
==References== | ==References== |
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Editor-In-Chief: C. Michael Gibson, M.S., M.D. [1]; Associate Editor(s)-in-Chief: Aditya Ganti M.B.B.S. [2]
Overview
The prevalence of lower gastrointestinal bleeding is approximately 20 per 100,000 population in the United States. Lower gastrointestinal bleed is more common in men than women.
Epidemiology
Prevalence
- The prevalence of lower gastrointestinal bleeding is approximately 20 per 100,000 population in the United States.[1][2]
Incidence
- The estimated annual incidence of lower GI bleeding is approximately 0.03% in the adult population as a whole.
- The overall incidence of lower GI bleeding is approximately 27 per 100,000 population in the United States.
Demographics
Gender
- Lower gastrointestinal bleed (LGIB) is more common in men than women.[1]
Race
- There is no racial predilection to lower gastrointestinal bleeding.
Age
- LGIB is rare in children.
- The incidence of lower GI bleeding increases with age with a 200-fold increase from the second to eighth decades of life.
References
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 Ghassemi KA, Jensen DM (2013). "Lower GI bleeding: epidemiology and management". Curr Gastroenterol Rep. 15 (7): 333. doi:10.1007/s11894-013-0333-5. PMC 3857214. PMID 23737154.
- ↑ Zuccaro G (2008). "Epidemiology of lower gastrointestinal bleeding". Best Pract Res Clin Gastroenterol. 22 (2): 225–32. doi:10.1016/j.bpg.2007.10.009. PMID 18346680.